Toby Axelrod Toby Axelrod is JTA’s correspondent for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. A former assistant director of the American Jewish Committee’s Berlin office, she has also worked as staff writer and editor at the New York Jewish Week and published books on Holocaust history for teenagers. Recent Stories Nov 30, 2022 Old German Jewish cemetery yields insights about Ashkenazi DNA Sep 7, 2022 Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? Aug 18, 2022 Director of infamous Passion Play takes antisemitism by the horns Jun 10, 2022 Germany reports startling 29% increase in antisemitic crimes May 25, 2022 Sexual harassment scandal rocks German liberal Judaism Mar 10, 2022 Germany loosens asylum requirements for Ukrainian Jews Feb 4, 2022 ‘Never again,’ for the Uyghurs: Jews protest as Beijing Olympics start Feb 2, 2022 Survey: German youth want new ways to learn about the Holocaust May 4, 2021 Germany sets precedent in return of painting sold as owner fled Nazis Oct 12, 2020 Hundreds of Holocaust-era paintings need a new home Sep 1, 2020 Thousands of Jews expected to apply for Austrian citizenship Jul 30, 2020 Survivors launch campaign to fight Holocaust denial on Facebook Jun 24, 2020 One man's quest to take down anti-Semitic sculptures in Germany Mar 25, 2019 Wealthy German family, owners of Peet's, to make amends for Nazi past Sep 28, 2017 What you need to know about Germany's far-right AfD party Dec 23, 2016 Berlin attack highlights Jewish divide over refugees Sep 2, 2016 Israeli-Palestinian duos hip Berlin hummus joint May 1, 2015 Children of Bergen-Belsen survivors warn: Never forget Mar 27, 2015 Story of recovered Woman in Gold moves Germans to tears Jan 30, 2015 Auschwitz survivors gather to mark 70 years since the horror Next Page